{"id":2293,"date":"2012-02-02T15:33:37","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T15:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tygf.org\/blog\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2012-11-05T16:35:13","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T16:35:13","slug":"pkb-foundation-classic-pine-needles-event-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/pkb-foundation-classic-pine-needles-event-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"PKB Foundation Classic @ Pine Needles Event Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/pkb_logo.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"78\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/pineneedles.gif\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" align=\"right\" \/>The 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> tees off this weekend with the <a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/Tour\/TournamentDetail.aspx?Show=P&amp;TID=355\">Peggy Kirk Bell Foundation Classic @ Pine Needles Lodge &amp; GC<\/a>.\u00a0 A favorite tour stop for the girl&#8217;s, Pine Needles is the owner by the tours Honorary Chairwoman Peggy Kirk Bell and has hosted 3 United States Women&#8217;s Open Championships.  The event features a full field of 84 players from the PKB Girls\u2019 Golf Tour, the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour with over 400 members and 94 alumni in the collegiate ranks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bell Division field is highlighted by top ranked players from near and far to the Sandhills.\u00a0 North Carolina&#8217;s number 1 ranked player Sarah Bae (2013, Raleigh, NC) makes her 2012 PKBGT debut along with Ohio&#8217;s top ranked player, Jessica Porvasnik (2013, Hinckley, OH) and Pennsylvania&#8217;s 2nd ranked Marissa DeCola (2012, Butler, PA).\u00a0 Other top-5 ranked players are <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Allyson Markiewicz (2013, Charlotte, NC), <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lyberty Anderson (2014, Chesterfield, VA), and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stephanie Pribonic (2012, Wake Forest, NC) who all finished in a T-3rd last year, 3 shots back of 2011 champion Victoria Allred (2014, Pfafftown, NC).\u00a0 This years<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> tournament champion will automatically qualify for the year-end Tour Championship in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Futures Division field brings 33 players from 4 states to Pine Needles.\u00a0 PKBGT Kick-Off Classic champion Amy Wooten (2018, Clinton, NC) will look to make it two in a row on what may be the strongest Futures Division field in the tours history.\u00a0 Players to watch include a trio of 2018 graduates who have extensive tournament resumes, including 2011 Order of Merit runner-up\u00a0 and defending champion Jennifer Chang (2018, Cary, NC), Gina Kim (2018, Chapel Hill, NC) and Naomi Mitchell (2018, Norfolk, VA).\u00a0 Also, keep an eye on Grace Massengail (2016, Hickory, NC) and 2011 Pine Needles runner-up Haeley Wotnosky (2017, Wake Forest, NC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> is an initiative of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tygf.org\">Triad Youth Golf Foundation<\/a>, a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation aimed at increasing learning and playing opportunities for youth golfers.  Based out of Greensboro, North Carolina, the PKBGT offers low cost, nationally ranked girls\u2019 golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls\u2019 golfers for high school and collegiate golf.  Learn more about the tour at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">pkbgt.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mparker@pkbgt.org\">mparker@pkbgt.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or 336-347-8537.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2012 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour tees off this weekend with the Peggy Kirk Bell Foundation Classic @ Pine Needles Lodge &amp; GC.\u00a0 A favorite tour stop for the girl&#8217;s, Pine Needles is the owner by the tours Honorary Chairwoman Peggy Kirk Bell and has hosted 3 United States Women&#8217;s Open Championships. 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